Nanoparticle News articles from November 2004

Nanoparticle News archives from November 2004

CONFERENCE REPORT: NANOMATERIALS 2004.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Beginning with a tutorial workshop covering new challenges in chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) technology and ending with a field trip to the Nanoscale Science and Technology Labs of IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center, BCC's 7th annual...

MARKETS: The Future of Information Technology.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... From IBM's perspective, nanotechnology is the future of information technology, according to Christopher Murray, manager of nanoscale materials and devices group at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (Yorktown Heights, NY). He discussed the role...

2009 Nano Market to Exceed $40 billion.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Nanomaterials are critical to future generations of logic and memory products, according to Mindy Rittner, BCC's director of nanotechnology research. The nanomaterials-based electronic devices that will make it to market first, Rittner said,...

Quantum Dots Will Impact Biotech, Energy, Lighting.(patent acitivities of quantum dots)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Quantum dots are the subject of over 700 issued U.S. patents since 1986, according to BCC associate John Oliver, who is also president of Innov8 Solutions (Calgary, Alberta, Canada). Patent disclosures are even greater, with 800 patents pending...

Nanosensor Market to Rise to $591M by 2009.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The global market for nanosensors is projected to rise from $144 million in 2003 to $591 million by 2009, according to Andrew McWilliams, BCC associate and partner with 43rd Parallel LLC (Concord, MA). He defined nanosensor as a device that...

OPTOELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS Nanocrystal Devices Emit White Light.(Semiconductor nanocrystals)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) can be easily manipulated into complex two- and three-dimensional assemblies or incorporated into glasses or photonic structures, reported Victor Klimov of Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos,...

Nanophosphors for Next-Gen LEDs?(Light Emitting Diode)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Lauren Rohwer of Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia, NM) discussed similar work targeted toward replacing fluorescent and incandescent lamps with LEDs. Sandia' approach utilizes polymer- encapsulated quantum dots that are engineered to...

Hybrid Qdot Devices Could Displace OLEDs.(Organic Light Emitting Diode)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Inspired by commercial advances in organic LEDs (OLEDs), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers used a material phase segregation approach to deposit a single layer of quantum dots between conductive polymeric films. Electrical...

CMP: A LOOK AHEAD: CMP Slurry Market Forecast to Reach $735M by 2008.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Thomas Abraham, vice president of research at Business Communication Co. (Norwalk, CT) discussed market opportunities for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) equipment, post-CMP equipment, CMP slurries, CMP pads, CMP pad conditioners,...

Technical Challenges Motivate Innovation.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Among the technical challenges facing semiconductor chipmakers and producers of CMP slurries are the emergence of copper interconnects and mechanically-weak low-K dielectric materials that demand lower polishing pressures, according to S. V....

MAGNETIC MATERIALS: Devices Rely on Spintronic Effects.(magnetic devices, giant-magnetoresistance)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Several current and emerging magnetic devices operate based on the principles of spintronics, a relatively new field covering phenomena that depend on the spin - instead of the charge - of the electron, as discussed by Carl H. Smith, a senior...

Disruptive Technology Could Impact Storage.(ballistic magnetoresistance)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Ferromagnetic nanocontacts exhibiting a large ballistic magnetoresistance (BMR) effect of several thousand percent constitute a disruptive technology with the potential to serve as ultrasensitive magnetic sensors for ultrahigh density...

Characterization Spawns New Techniques.(magnetic nanoparticle technology)(magnetic force microscopy)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Major applications for magnetic nanoparticles in storage media, fluids, and in biological systems demand particles with high saturation magnetization and high degree of specificity in the particle size and coating, reported Yumi Ijiri,...

COMPUTING AND SENSORS: Solutions for ICs and Packaging.(integrated circuit, packaging technologies)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Nanostructured materials could have opportunities to provide material solutions for integrated circuit and packaging technologies, according to C. Michael Garner, director of the material technology operation at Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, CA)....

Combined Techniques Form Single Electron Transistors.(biological and chemical assembly strategies)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... By combining biological and chemical assembly strategies with traditional semiconductor manufacturing approaches, single electron transistors (SETs) to be fabricated without resorting to exotic patterning or lithographic techniques, reported...

Motorola Advances Nanotube Devices.(carbon nanotubes)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... One of the primary challenges to incorporating carbon nanotubes into device structures such as field effect transistors is controlling the placement of the nanotubes on the substrate of interest. Ray Tsui, manager of Motorola's nanoelectronics...

MEMORY AND DATA STORAGE Innovations Abound in Data Storage.(hard disk drives, optical storage media)(optical disk drive)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Both the magnetic hard disk drive and optical disk drive industries are facing fundamental limitations to their ability to continue advancing areal density by evolution of today's approaches, according to Barry Schechtman, executive director...

Si Nanocrystal Memory Emerges as Flash Contender.(silicon nanocrystal memory, flash memory market)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A silicon nanocrystal memory device is emerging as a strong contender in the rapidly growing flash memory market, reported Ko- Min Chang, manager, memory device development at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (Austin, TX), formerly Motorola's...

Molecular Junctions Enable Nano Switches.(in-wire molecular junctions)(nanoelectronic devices)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Theresa Mayer, associate professor of electrical engineering at The Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA), provided an overview of the fabrication and electrical characterization of in-wire molecular junctions, research that is...

NANOFABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES: Direct Write Moves Toward Industrial Use.(dip-pen nanolithography, direct-write techniques)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... In less than five years since its discovery, dip-pen nanolithography (DPN) technology has proven capable of patterning a wide range of materials - including metal precursors, sol-gel oxides, and magnetic nanoparticles - on a variety of...

Exploiting Biology for Synthesis and Assembly.(Cambrios Technologies Corp., biodirected synthesis)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Cambrios Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, MA) is developing biodirected synthesis and assembly technologies for potential product development and manufacturing process innovations in the electronics industry and others, such as chemicals,...

BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS: Antimicrobial Nanocarpet Detects and Destroys Toxins.(anti-infective agents, uniform nanotubes)
November 1, 2004... In a step toward the development of products to simultaneously detect and destroy biowarfare agents, University of Pittsburgh researchers have produced perfectly uniform nanotubes that self- assemble into a structure they call a "nanocarpet" -...

Cambrios Adds License to Its Bio-Electronics Portfolio.(Cambrios Technologies Corp.)(patented bacteriophages)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Dyax Corp. has granted Cambrios Technologies Corp. a patent license to its peptide phage display patent portfolio for use in the electronics industry, with an option to maintain an exclusive license for the synthesis and assembly of materials...

NANOCOMPOSITES: GM's Hummer Sports Nanocomposite Cargo Bed.(General Motors, nanocomposite material, transportation equipment)
November 1, 2004... The cargo bed of the 2005 Hummer H2 SUT contains about seven pounds of molded-in-color nanoclay-reinforced thermoplastic olefin for its trim, center bridge, sail panel and box rail protector, according to General Motors (GM). "We designed...

MARKET ANALYSIS: Growth Predicted for Nanomagnetic Materials.
November 1, 2004... The properties of nanostructured magnetic materials and devices are extraordinarily different from those of conventional magnetic systems. Exchange coupling, giant magnetoresistance, single-domain behavior, superparamagnetism, and...

WHO'S WHO IN NANOTECH: Partnerships Help Minimize Risk, Generate Cash.(Interview)
November 1, 2004... Jerome Goldstein is president, CEO and chairman of Advanced Magnetics, which is commercializing iron oxide nanoparticle-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging and other applications. He has S.B., S.M. and Met. Eng. degrees from...

BUSINESS.
November 1, 2004... Degussa Snags Leadership Award. Degussa Advanced Nanomaterials (Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany) received the second annual Leadership in Nanomaterials Award at BCC's Nanomaterials 2004 conference in Stamford, CT, last month. BCC president Louis...

PEOPLE.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Cabot Appoints Investor Relations Director. Cabot Corp. (Boston, MA) has appointed Susannah Robinson to the position of director of investor relations, serving as the primary liaison between Cabot, its shareholders, and the investment...

FINANCIAL RESULTS.
November 1, 2004... Slurry Manufacturer Sees Revenue Rise. Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (Aurora, IL), a producer of chemical-mechanical planarization slurries, saw revenues rise to $82.7 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2004 ended September 30, 2004, an...

RESEARCH.
November 1, 2004... Process Variables Affect Nanopowder Sintering. In studies using spark plasma sintering (SPS), a research team from the University of California (Davis, CA) and the University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy) found that the sintering of nanosize powders...

PATENTS.
November 1, 2004... HP Team Fabricates Nanoparticle Switch. A team of researchers from Hewlett-Packard Labs (Palo Alto, CA) has fabricated a gated nanoscale switch whose conductive channel is formed from a pair of conductive molecular wires and a conductive...

CALENDAR.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2004... November 29 - December 3, 2004 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA. Contact: MRS, Tel: 724/779-3003, Fax: 724/779-8313. December 2, 2004 Nanosafe: A Workshop on Environmental Health and Safety in Nanotechnology...

TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT: Towards Nanomaterials by Design: Current Software Tools and Future Developments.(U.S. Chemical Industry Vision2020 Technology Partnership)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... By Nick Reynolds and Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood, Accelrys, San Diego, CA "Nanomaterials by Design" has been identified as a key strategic priority, both by industry and government. It has been declared as one of nine "Grand Challenges" by the...

The Challenge.
November 1, 2004... In order to appreciate the challenge of nanotechnology as opposed to traditional product development processes, consider a simple comparison. In the traditional process of designing and manufacturing a tire, the chemistry of the rubber...

Nanomaterials By Design.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Nanotechnology research and development today largely lacks a rational design approach. While many promising new materials and device prototypes have been discovered, the tools and data are still missing that would enable the design of...

Current Tools.(nanotechnology software)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Computational nanotechnology modeling using quantum mechanics, classical atomistic methods and/or mesoscale simulations enable scientists to visualize and predict behavior emerging at length scales of up to 100 nm, the realm of nanotechnology....

Return on Investment.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Market research firm IDC's recent study concluded that for each dollar invested in molding and simulation software and its support infrastructure, $3 to $9 was returned to the company in incremental revenue and cost savings. The source of...

Nanotechnology Consortium.(Accelrys Nanotechnology Consortium)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Increasing accuracy and building bridges between Accelrys' well validated chemistry software tools and complementary engineering design tools are the focus of the Accelrys Nanotechnology Consortium. In particular, the Consortium develops...